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A special trailing point hunter...
Here's another trailing point hunter that is a prototype for a project I have coming up in the near future. This one even has a guard. Never having cared much for trailing points in the past, these are starting to be kind of fun and there will probably be more coming down the road.
Specs: Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched 8 3/8" overall, 4" blade, .190" thick at the ricasso with nice distal taper Rounded spine and ricasso edge German silver guard and spacer American black walnut handle All comments and discussion welcome. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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Looking good J! The worst part about trailing point blades is the sheath...you GOTTA build a sheath with a full welt all the way around. If you build a "folded over" type sheath, the customer WILL push the knife into the sheath, and right through the leather.....sometimes the results are nasty. Just a word of caution from someone who's had a customer do it.....and after he called and told me he had to get 1/2 dozen stitches in his thigh......I got a bit scared that he might come after me!
__________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Love the design. I wish I could figure out how the heck you get the guard on that clean. Your attention to detail is amazing, I wish I had someone nearby that could teach me the small things like that that add up to amazing results.
Last edited by ricky_arthur; 02-20-2013 at 10:08 PM. |
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Very nice and very clean! Particularly impressed with the fit and finish. Bravo!
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Very Very nice John!!!!
__________________ Steven Kelly A.B.S. J.S. S.K. Knives 11407 Spotted Fawn Ln. Bigfork, Mt. 59911 (406)837-1489 www.skknives.com |
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Great job on that knife. I sort of looks like the block for the handle was cut across the grain. Is that the case? Regardless, it give the knife a special look.
Ed, I was thinking about the sheath and I see where that could happen. I've only made one trailing point and that went out in a KITH without a sheath. I'll keep your caution in mind if I ever make another on. Actually I just remembered, I have one on the bench but I'm planning a wood lined sheath for that one anyway. Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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i love this knife the fit is beautiful i especially love the little added channel around the base of the handle little things like that i love very well done!
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Thanks for the comments guys. I really appreciate it.
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Thanks again for the comments guys. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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John, your fit and finish are going to make getting your JS a whole lot easier. I always enjoy seeing your knives, thanks for sharing.
Jeremy |
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Wow, that guard to ricasso fit is amazing. I am trying to get mine to look so clean. Love the close-up pics.
Tony Z __________________ ABS Apprentice Bladesmith USMC Veteran VFW Life Member "Retreat? Hell, we just got here!" Captain Lloyd Williams, USMC Battle Of Belleau Wood June 1918 |
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I have built quite a few sheaths for trailing points and also some ice pick sharp pointy ones. I've had great success by building a "stop" into the welt that the front of the guard makes contact with before the point can get to the rest of the sheath whether welted or not. This has worked very well. Basically its like the "cam" that most folks will build into the welt that the guard rides up and over going into the sheath that provides that "clunk" noise when the knife gets home in the sheath, but on the other side. I cut the "stop" side vertical so that it stops the guard. I will also taper the throat of the sheath slightly and arrange the "cam" side of the welt so that as the knife is pulled from the sheath the tip is forced down and away from the top of the sheath preventing scoring. Works pretty darn well and is easy to do.
__________________ Dave "Designed for the saddle from the saddle" www.horsewrightclothing.com |
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Forgot to mention: that knife is superb. Fit and finish is something else and the photos are excellent too!
__________________ Dave "Designed for the saddle from the saddle" www.horsewrightclothing.com |
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